Soldiers Joy 1864 chords by Guy Clark

Verse 1:
Am          Dm
Now first I thought a snake had got me
  Am         E7
It happened dreadful quick
 Am       Dm     Am    E7   Am
T'was a bullet bit my leg, right off I got sick
 Am      Dm      Am        E7
I came to in a wagon load of ten more wounded men
 Am      Dm       Am      E7   Am
Five was dead by the time we reached that bloody tent

Chorus 1:
 C          F
Give me some of that Soldier's Joy
 C       G7
You know what I mean
 C       F         C   Gsus/B  Am
I don't want to hurt no more, my leg is turning green

Verse 2:
Am                Dm
The the doctor came and looked at me
   Am       E7
And this is what he said
 Am          Dm
Your dancing days are done, son
    Am     E7    Am
It's a good thing you ain't dead
 Am             Dm
Then he went to work with a carving knife
 Am         E7
Sweat fell from his brow
  Am           Dm
'Bout killed me trying to save my life
   Am      E7    Am
When he cut that lead ball out

Chorus 2:
 C         F
Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy
 C        G7
Ain't you got no more
 C        F
Hand me down my walking cane
       Gsus/B Am
I ain't cut out for war

Verse 3:
 Am         Dm
Red blood run right through my veins,
 Am        E7
   run all over the floor
Run all over the floor
Am         Dm
Run right down his apron strings
                And it run right down his apron strings
    Am  E7   Am
Like a river out the door
Am       Dm
He handed me a bottle, said
   Am        E7
Son drink deep as you can
 Am          Dm
He turned away and he turned right back
    Am    E7  Am
With a hacksaw in his hand

Chorus 3:
 C         F       C        G7
Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy, you know what I like
 C      F        C     Gsus/B  Am
Bear down on that fiddle boys just like Saturday night
 C         F       C        G7
Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy, you know what I crave
 C          F       C     Gsus/B Am
I'll be hitting that Soldier's Joy till I'm in my grave
 C     Gsus/B Am
till I'm in my grave.....